The Risdon team building a gabion retaining wall with an excavator

Groundworks in Kent

A wide range of groundworks, from laying new water pipes to concreting farm buildings. Drainage, utilities, moling and sewage treatment plants, dug with our own plant and our own operators.A wide range of groundworks, from laying new water pipes to concreting farm buildings.

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Why Risdon

Why choose Risdon Renovations

01
One-stop solution
From design through to build, every discipline is coordinated in-house or through trusted partners.
02
Experienced and local
A deep familiarity with local building traditions, such as Kent peg and slate roofing, and with the regulations that go with them.
03
Versatility
Small domestic alterations, high-spec commercial packages, heritage projects and everything in between.
04
Quality and reputation
A strong reputation locally for craftsmanship, reliability and integrity.

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Groundworks

What groundworks do Risdon do?

Everything below ground that a farm, a home or a new build needs: trenches for water pipes and cables, drainage, moling under drives and roads, sewage treatment plants, bases and retaining walls. The same team and machines do the groundworks on our own builds, so the ground is ready when the build starts.Everything below ground that a farm, a home or a new build needs: trenches for water pipes and cables, drainage, moling under drives and roads, sewage treatment plants, bases and retaining walls.

The groundworks we take on

Drainage, for new builds, extensions and farmland
Utilities: trenches for water pipes and cables
Pipe laying and moling under drives, lawns and roads
Sewage treatment plants, dug in and set in place
Concrete bases, farm tracks and retaining walls
Digging out for pools, with the shell lifted in

The machines we dig with

Excavators from 1.5 to 13 tonnes, matched to the job and the access
Chain trencher, for narrow trenches up to a metre deep
Auger hole borer, for 6 to 8 inch holes for posts, trees and hedging
Post rammer, for fence posts that go in straight
All hired with our own operators if you only need the machine

Groundworks on their own, or as part of a build

On our contemporary barn we took down the old farm building, cleared the site and did the groundworks, crushing the old concrete on site, before building a new home on it. For a garden pool we dug out the ground with our own plant, lifted the shell in and bedded it in gravel.

Groundworks can be the whole job, or the first stage of an extension or new build that the same team then builds.

Our plant at work

Trenching for pipes and cables

Boring post holes

Lifting a pool shell in

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How we work

From initial design
to final build

Every project follows the same four steps, from your first call to the final finish.

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Enquire
Call us or send the enquiry form and tell us what you have in mind.
Talk to the team
We talk the project through with you and send you a quote.
Design and planning
Drawings and planning support, so you can see the project before work starts.
Build and handover
We manage the build from start to finish, with one person to talk to all the way to handover.

Questions

What people ask

Based in Faversham, working across Kent.

How much do groundworks cost?

It depends on the ground, the access and how much there is to dig, so there isn't a fixed price list. Tell us what you need doing and we'll come back with a quote.

What is moling?

Moling pushes a pipe or cable through the ground from one small pit to another, so a water pipe or cable can cross under a drive, lawn or road without a trench being dug across it.

Can you lay water pipes and cables?

Yes. Our chain trencher cuts narrow trenches up to a metre deep with minimal disturbance to the ground around them, and we lay the pipe or cable in it.

Do you install sewage treatment plants?

Yes. We dig out for the tank, lower it into place with our own excavator and lay the pipework to it as part of our groundworks.

Do you do groundworks for farms?

Yes. Water pipes, drainage and farm tracks are a big part of our agricultural work.

Can you do the groundworks for my extension?

Yes. On our own builds the groundworks are done by the same team as the rest of the job, so there is no gap between trades.

Which parts of Kent do you cover?

We are based at Abbots Hill near Faversham and work across Kent. If you are not sure we cover you, ask and we will tell you straight.

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